Search Result:terrestrial
KK Pronunciation
〔 tәˋrєstrIәl 〕
Pronunciation
〔 tiˊrestriәl 〕
Overview of adj terrestrial
The adj terrestrial has 5 senses
- tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene -- (of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air)
- planetary, terrestrial -- (of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball")
- terrestrial -- (operating or living or growing on land)
- mundane, terrestrial -- (concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality")
- sublunar, sublunary, terrestrial -- (of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball")